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and Adventurous spirit Opportunity is a kind of magic strength that drew people to America. It not only attracted Europe nobles who dreamed of establishing great new estates out of the wilderness to come to America, but also carpenters bakers, tailors and other skilled cook men who could not find job in their home county. Most of all, it attracted the poor and the homeless from the farmlands and villages of Europe, it offered people a chance to live a better life than they could hope in the Old World. As everyone knows that the great success is behind the big risk. From the time of the first British immigrants setting foot on the North America continent to the time of the establishment of the Unite States of America, half century passed. The wild natured condition of North America continent stimulated the immigrants to work hard. Gradually, they formed a kind of character of bearing hardship and standing hard work. And the utilization of the rich resources and development of North America bred America’s pioneering spirit and the spirit of adventure. From the perspective of culture, in some extent, early America has been a culture vacuum. A great number of immigrants who were tired about traditional system of culture came to America with rebellious spirit dominated their mind. Most of them were rarely found in traditional conservative thinking, because the dangerous and wild environment forces them to give up part of what had been desirable and traditional in the Old World. Adventure is the way for them to change their way of life. Gradually this adventurous spirit of the American people has become the tradition. They regarded a journey of adventure as the opportunity for their development and life as a journey of adventure to explore the opportunities. This adventurous spirit has permeated the American people in all aspects of life. Americans stressed the spirit of innovation; they believe that the chance exists everywhere; Apart from legislation, the Americans think that most of the traditions are the barriers for the development. They are willing to challenge tradition and precedent. The United States is unlike China, India, the United Kingdom and some other countries in the world which boast long history and splendid civilization, therefore, American people would like to accept the new ideas as quickly as they can. American has the courage to challenge the tradition and the authority. They always think that "I am expert or authority” This is the American character. C. Equality and Competition Because America was never ruled over by King or Queen, no one has privilege in this New World. Only one’s ability could decide the wealth under the condition of equal opportunity. So equality and competition are the pursuits of early America immigrants. 1. Equality It is well known that America was never ruled over by kings, queens and big feudal nobles. Land was plentiful and labor was scarce in colonial America, and every free man had an opportunity to achieve economic independence. Many immigrants from European continent took the thought of bourgeois freedom to America. They believed that only one’s ability could decide the wealth under the condition of equal opportunity. Generally, Americans do not envy the wealth of others but praise and appreciate wealthy man. American believes in the dictum: the extent of one’s wealth shows one’s ability. In the Early history of the United States, many immigrants came from Europe to settle